It was yet another day filled with inspiring presentations and fun learning activities. Drs. Jon Lewis and Lisa White shared on their career paths into Geosciences after we had breakfast. In his work at Costa Rica, Jon explained plate tectonics using the faults of Costa Rica’s Northwest region. Dr. Lisa White’s love for photography and […]
R/V Neil Armstrong HBCU Inaugural Expedition
I wrapped up my previous day/started a new day by assisting with the successful launch of an XBT (expendable bathythermograph) at 0145 this morning for research being conducted by Dr. Magdalena Andres. We also received our souvenir shrunken cups from the CTD that went down to 2575 m. Overall, it was a fun day structured […]
Research Operations on the AR-71–STEMSeas-HBCU partnership
Today was a full day of research operations for us on the AR-71 STEMSeas-HBCU Partnership transit. There were scheduled deployments of CTDs, XBTs, and CPIES at specified sites along the transit towards Cape Hatteras in the Atlantic Ocean over a 24-hour period starting at 6:30AM Thursday, January 5th and ending 6:30AM Friday, January 6th. Each instrument […]
Early part of the adventure…
Tuesday January 3, Latitude 41 31.430154N, Longitude 070 40.332901 W As we got ready to embark, we all got an opportunity to get to know each other, we got our safety briefing and learned a little about the journey ahead of us. We ran a drill so we can all experience putting on our emergen-suits. […]
Underway on the R/V Armstrong
We set sail on R/V Armstrong on January 3, 2023 from Woods Hole heading to Pensacola, FL on a cruise designed to build partnerships and opportunities between STEMSEAS and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Our group includes 12 people and 10 institutions represented, including 6 HBCUs. Before getting underway we explored the dynamics […]
All Aboard the R/V Hugh R. Sharp!
On October 15th, 2022, the October STEM SEAS crew boarded the R/V Hugh R. Sharp! Out of the million times I checked my email, one fateful morning came where I received an email titled with the subject name “STEMSEAS finalist interviews!”. Reading the email, I was ecstatic, overfilled with joy that I may have a […]
Lessons from the Sea
After several days at sea, the Sally Ride docked once again in the port of San Diego – a warm, postcard-like city chock-full of breathtaking sunsets, diverse flora, and culture. One of the activities we participated in was a tour of the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. This tour was led by Dr. […]
All Walks of Life
I gazed down at the rivers snaking through the massive wrinkly mountains of the Midwest from my small airplane window—”What on earth did I just sign up for?” kept ringing through my head. It was only a few weeks ago that I signed my acceptance letter for the August 2022 STEMSEAS trip aboard the R/V […]
The Ocean’s Many Gifts
When I first found this program, I never imagined myself here. I couldn’t foresee the deeply impactful and inspiring events to come. At the time that I applied, I felt adrift. I had little to no confidence in myself or what I could give to science, I questioned if there was even space for people […]
Reflecting on My Time on the R/V Sally Ride
Monday, August 22, 2022 Wow, where do I start… This past week and a half have been one of the most fun and enriching experiences I have ever had. Middle school Ahmad would be hopefully proud of his older self and be jumping for joy. I have loved the ocean and marine life for as […]
